Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show

The Official Straight No Chaser Song of Christmas Eve

Straight No Chaser is the place for jazz lovers (and those who will soon be jazz lovers) to enjoy podcasts with their favorite music and artists. Winner of the 2017 JazzTimes Readers' Poll for Best Podcast, your host Jeffrey Siegel will take you inside the world of jazz, from the new releases to the best festiva;s to remembrances of jazz legends.

Recorded on February 26, 1971 at his home in Queens, New York,
this ended up being the final recording Armstrong made, before
succumbing to a fatal heart attack on July 6th.

The poem, written by Clement Moore, is technically titled "An
Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas", was first published in
the Troy Sentinel on December 23, 1823. A wonderful article by
Peter Christoph tells that St. Nicholas was likely little known
outside of the Dutch community when he published the work, setting
into motion a cultural tradition still alive today. Further, I
was surprised to learn it was Moore who first named the
reindeer!